Work & Labour in Somalia 206 indicators covering work & labour for Somalia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.0045 units per person 2025 up 1.5% 185th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 31.6% 40th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.0% 3rd Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 30.4% 35th Are There Criminal Penalties or Civil Remedies For Sexual Harassment 0 2023 — 140th Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Legislation on Sexual Harassment in Employment? 0 2023 — 151st Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita 20.7% 2025 down 1.2% 174th Female labor force participation rate 20.7% 2025 down 1.2% 174th Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending 20.7% 2025 down 1.2% 173rd Female share of the labor force 30.9% 2025 down 0.3% 163rd Labor force participation rate 33.8% 2025 down 0.9% 183rd Male labor force participation rate 47.2% 2025 down 0.8% 183rd Labor force participation rate 33.8% 2025 down 0.9% 183rd Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 7.2% 2025 down 6.5% 176th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 13.5% 2025 down 3.6% 183rd Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 10.4% 2025 down 4.7% 185th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 15.6% 2025 down 1.9% 177th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 39.5% 2025 down 1.3% 184th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 27.4% 2025 down 1.5% 184th Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 60.2% 2025 down 2.1% 50th Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 40.2% 2025 down 1.0% 65th Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 46.0% 2025 down 1.5% 59th Female employment rate 15.6% 2025 down 1.9% 176th Unemployment rate 18.9% 2025 up 2.4% 9th Unemployment rate of men vs. women 16.4% 2025 up 2.5% 9th Female unemployment rate 24.6% 2025 up 2.5% 12th Share of male vs. female employment in industry 18.9% 2025 up 1.2% 138th Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 28.3% 2025 up 0.6% 66th Share of male vs. female employment in services 52.8% 2025 down 0.7% 88th Employment rate, men vs. women 39.5% 2025 down 1.3% 183rd Employment rate 27.4% 2025 down 1.5% 183rd Youth unemployment rate 34.2% 2025 up 2.6% 15th Population by labor force status 9.15 million people 2025 up 39.2% 47th Employee compensation as share of government spending 42.0% 2023 down 22.5% 21st CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 46.04 2024 unchanged 28th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 91.11 Persons 2022 up 56.3% 89th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 38.85 Persons 2022 up 41.2% 126th Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 0.5% 2020 up 410.2% 122nd Female labor force by age 18,013 people 2024 up 50.0% 124th Labor force participation rate by age 15.9% 2024 down 3.7% 187th Female labor force participation rate by age 11.6% 2024 down 5.4% 177th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 34.1% 2024 up 1.8% 15th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0026 units per square kilometre 2023 up 50.9% 80th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0002 units per square kilometre 2023 up 46.6% 155th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.1306 units per square kilometre 2023 up 44.7% 174th Employment by status 47.7% 2024 up 2.2% 132nd Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 47.7% 2024 up 2.2% 132nd Annual growth of GDP per employed person -0.3% 2025 down 104.6% 160th Level of national compliance with labor rights 1.5 score 2024 down 20.2% 98th Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 43.0% 2020 up 3.9% 125th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 1.5 2024 down 20.2% 106th Own-account workers, total 71.1% 2016 down 1.2% 7th SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized 2 2025 — 42nd Existence of a national strategy for youth employment 2 score 2025 — 42nd Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for 2 2025 — 46th Labor force (15-24 years), female 282,653 2011 up 18.4% 33rd Labor force (15-24 years), total 796,656 2011 up 17.4% 32nd Labor force (15-24 years), male 514,003 2011 up 16.9% 29th Labor force (15-64 years), female 1.14 million 2011 up 25.8% 34th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →